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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2014

A 78-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute renal failure.

Elliot B Tapper, Katarina Luptakova, Robin M Joyce, Dimitrios Tzachanis

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elliot B TapperDepartment of Internal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Katarina LuptakovaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Robin M JoyceDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
Dimitrios TzachanisDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

patientMale, 78. FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML). SYMPTOMS: Dyspnea • fatigue. MEDICATION: Idarubicin followed by cytarabine. CLINICAL PROCEDURE: Chemotherapy. SPECIALTY: Hematology.

objectiveUnusual clinical course.

backgroundRenal failure is a common presentation of acute myelomonocytic and monocytic leukemia. It is usually the result of a combined glomerular and tubular dysfunction and is associated with a poor prognosis. No guidelines exist for treatment. CASE REPORT: We herein describe the case of a 78-year-old Caucasian man who presented with acute myeloid leukemia M5, leukostasis with a white count of 340 000/ml, and acute renal failure with a creatinine of 7.7/dL. The patient was initially treated with leukapheresis and 3 days of idarubicin in the setting of continuous renal replacement therapy that resulted in rapid reversal of his renal failure. He then received 7 days of continuous infusion cytarabine and went into a complete remission.

conclusionsRenal failure may complicate the presentation of AML but can be reversible with treatment. Dose adjustment of the chemotherapy is not needed and the treatment can be greatly facilitated with the use of continuous renal replacement therapy, as indicated in our case report. In addition, we emphasize that organ dysfunction, even in elderly patients, is not necessarily a contraindication to aggressive treatment if it is felt to be disease-related and reversible.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAgedAntineoplastic AgentsDiagnosis, DifferentialFollow-Up StudiesHumansLeukapheresisLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMaleRenal DialysisAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID25184701
PMCPMC4159241
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